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    <p>
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        A chart consists of numerous elements, all of which are accessible via the Chart
        control API. The Chart control API is
        object-oriented, extensible and highly flexible. It also supports an unlimited number
        of key chart elements such as data series, data points in a series, chart areas,
        and so on.</p>
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        The following figure illustrates the key elements that constitute a chart:</p>
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        <img src="ChartElementsFinished.png" border="0" alt="Chart Elements"><br>
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        Description of Chart Elements</h3>
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            The following lists describes the major chart components:</p>
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            Axis Label</h4>
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            A label along an axis.</p>
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            Axis Title</h4>
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            The title of an axis.</p>
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            Chart Area</h4>
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            The chart picture consists of one or more chart areas, which are&nbsp;rectangular
            areas that are used to draw series, labels, axes, grid lines, tick marks, and so
            on. Multiple&nbsp;series can be plotted in one chart area, depending on the chart
            types involved.</p>
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            The plot area, used to plot chart data,&nbsp;is also contained within a chart area.</p>
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            Chart Picture</h4>
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            The chart picture, is the entire image surface that is rendered by the Chart control.&nbsp;It&nbsp;corresponds
            to the root Chart object.</p>
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            Chart Series</h4>
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            A series is a related group of data points.&nbsp;Each series is associated with
            a chart type.</p>
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            Legend</h4>
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            A legend for the Chart picture. There can be an unlimited number of legends in a
            chart.</p>
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            Grid Lines</h4>
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            There are&nbsp;major and minor&nbsp;horizontal and vertical grid lines, which usually
            occur in conjunction with tick marks.</p>
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            Tick Marks</h4>
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            There are&nbsp;major and minor&nbsp;horizontal and vertical tick marks, which usually
            occur in conjunction with grid lines.</p>
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            Plot Area</h4>
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            The plot area is the inner rectangular area within a chart area that is used to
            plot series and grid lines. Labels, tick marks, the axis title, and so on, are all
            drawn outside of the plotting area and inside the chart area. The plot area can
            be set via the ChartArea.InnerPlotPosition property.</p>
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            Title</h4>
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            A main chart title. There can be an unlimited&nbsp;number of titles placed in a
            chart image. Note that custom text can be displayed using GDI+ and the paint-related&nbsp;events.</p>
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            Value Label</h4>
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            A special label that occurs for a data point, slightly offset from where the point
            is plotted. It can be the data point's value or custom text.
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